Canadian cartoonist loses job after Trump illustration goes viral: report

A Canadian cartoonist has lost his job after his controversial illustration of US President Donald Trump playing golf over the bodies of two drowned migrants from El Salvador went viral, according to media reports.

Michael de Adder said on Twitter that he had been let go by a publishing company in New Brunswick, Canada.

De Adder's illustration depicted Trump asking the two dead migrants, "Do you mind if I play through?"

The cartoon refers to the image of Oscar Alberto Martinez and his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria, lying face down in water surrounded by reeds. The two drowned while attempting to cross the Rio Grande River to get into the United States.

"The highs and lows of cartooning. Today I was just let go from all newspapers in New Brunswick," De Adder tweeted.

He later clarified that he had technically been under contract to work for Brunswick News Inc., and was not an employee who could be fired, CNN reported on Monday.

Brunswick News Inc. responded in a statement on ...